Lauri Peterson

🌍🔬 The success of the Paris Agreement hinges on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) updates -but not all countries have enhanced the ambition of their pledges. In our #OpenAccess paper – w @harrovanasselt @LukasHermwille @OberthuerSeb we try to explain that. A thread 1/5

Electrification could now reach 75% of all energy demand, as the road-transport and heating sectors rapidly electrify 🔥🚗 These two sectors account for 50% of global energy use and are now ready to switch from fossil molecules to clean electrons. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

Renewables are now cheaper than new coal power in India 🇮🇳 New coal: ~USD 68/MWh Solar + storage: USD 33–41/MWh Firm and dispatchable RE: USD 49–67/MWh As renewables scale, India can meet its 2032 power needs without adding new coal. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

@alexgazmararian Congrats @alexgazmararian!

Excited to share that I’ve joined the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor of Political Science! I’ll continue to study the political economy of climate change, and I’m so grateful to the mentors, colleagues, friends, and family who helped me along the way. Go Blue!

🚨 New in Climate Policy 🚨 Why are Paris Agreement pledges so hard to implement? We identify 5 key risks ⚠️: Overtly high NDC ambition Institutional weakness Interest group opposition Policy inconsistency Weak monitoring/enforcement 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/146930… #ClimatePolicy

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Not sure how many people realize that battery storage already supplies 30% of California’s electricity demand at peak. Batteries aren’t the future — they’re here now.

Most of the world wants stronger climate action

Electric car sales are growing not declining.

🚨 Last chance to apply! Join our research project on effectiveness, integrity & synergies in cooperative climate action as a post-doc 🗓️ Deadline: 30 April — fast approaching! 📌 Apply now: ru.nl/en/working-at/… #postdoctoral @esg_project @Radboud_Uni @achieveproject_

“Beekeepers across America began reporting massive beehive collapses” Bees contribute $500b/ year to the world’s economy through the global crop production that would not otherwise be there if it weren’t for the bees The Bees Are Disappearing Again: nytimes.com/2025/04/12/bus…

Exciting opportunity! We're hiring a postdoc on the effectiveness, integrity, and synergies of cooperative climate action. If you're passionate about impactful research and transnational climate action, I’d love to hear from you. ru.nl/en/working-at/…

@achieveproject_ newsletter coming soon with new insights!

📣 Job alert 📣 My team is looking for a Research Associate or Postdoctoral Researcher - Multi-level Climate Governance in Germany in the Ariadne project. hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs/8…

Renewables accounted for 92 percent of new power installed globally last year. Read more: bit.ly/4iX1fvQ

🚨#PhD Opportunity Want to research Anti-Money Laundering #AML in the #EU? We’re offering a 4-year, fully funded PhD at Dublin City University! 📚 Supervised by @petit_christy @mbreen3 🗓 Apply by 3 April 2025, 5 PM GMT 🔗+ info jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ995/dcu… Please share! @LawGovDCU

The Limits of Moral Outrage Adam Przeworski expresses his reservations about a common reaction to Trump: moral outrage. Since many academics and non-academics seek to give voice to and magnify moral outrage, this comment is well worth considering.

We're hiring! Join @Radboud_Uni as a Postdoctoral Researcher on Effectiveness, Integrity & Synergies of Cooperative #ClimateAction. 🌍 Work with our interdisciplinary team to strengthen global climate governance. Apply by 30 April! ru.nl/en/working-at/…. #jebentnodig

This seems to get lost in political discussions.

February 2025 The country with the highest temperature anomaly was Finland, the country with the most negative temperature anomaly was Jordan. Preliminarly,the month ends as the 4th warmest, but being close to the 3rd and the 5th,some agencies can rank it anywhere 3rd to 5th tbc

This week, we’re featuring @WWFColombia , a vital member of our consortium whose work in biodiversity conservation, climate action, and sustainable development continues to drive real impact. 🌐 Visit our website to learn more: achieveproject.eu/about/project-… #voluntaryclimateaction